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Would you rock this? future of free-riding?

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g-man
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http://cgi.ebay.com/Airwolf-pilot-helmet-fully-functional_W0QQitemZ250173633575QQihZ015QQcategoryZ60361QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

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basically its a full face helmet that has an LED display in the visor that tells you how fast you are going.  Taking it to the next level could include an altimeter, downloadable maps of the mountain you are riding with a LED of your exact location, altitude, speed, where your friends are (via GPS navigation), built in music, Cell phone communication,out-side air temperature, location of ski-patrolers, Pop-Up weather conditions/forecasts/avalance advisories... all on a transparent LED screen in the corner of your goggles built into the helmet.  The future is coming...
Oct 10 2007 2:07AM
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holyDINOSAURS
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dude, youd be like straight outta halo
Oct 10 2007 2:28AM
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RudyGarmisch
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An altimeter would be useless, come on... but I'd still want one.
Oct 10 2007 2:30AM
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dave44
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Hah, I bet that don't even work. How much is it going for right now?
Oct 10 2007 3:23AM
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g-man
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like 900$... I was wrong about the speed thing.. its just a speed visor.  I was getting a little optimistic there... but the premise of it would be cool.  And having that, and some paintball guns would be pretty epic.
Oct 10 2007 3:26AM
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Liam.KC
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it would distract me too much and ill fall off a huge cliff and die. id take one
Oct 10 2007 3:33AM
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Flarestrike
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If it comes with a suit of armor I'm in!
Oct 10 2007 3:35AM
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HOMME
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ya for real you would look like a video game, little overboard id say
Oct 10 2007 3:46AM
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michael_bc
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from the title of your thread I thought it had an Avalung built into the helmet and a tranceiver in that little black box.....
Oct 10 2007 3:59AM
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g-man
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those could be valuable additions dude.. I'll include them in the patent
Oct 10 2007 4:03AM
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.scott.
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to: the creator of this thread
subject: the images you requested

i didn't know this was the type of thing that some guys really liked, but i guess with your recent activity i understand it's what you are into.

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Oct 10 2007 7:30AM
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.scott.
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Oct 10 2007 7:31AM
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.scott.
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alright the img tags didn't work and that ruined the whole joke.  the pic is here
http://webzoom1.freewebs.com/basementnightclub//Stormtrooper%20Bride.jpg
Oct 10 2007 7:37AM
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japanada
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holy shit, master chief is dropping in on the steeps!
Oct 10 2007 9:21AM
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slashquatch
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holy shit i want that its like freaking halo
Oct 10 2007 10:13AM
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slashquatch
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but it would tell you when the cliff is coming and change the angle of your skis for you duh
Oct 10 2007 10:41AM
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Monkyboy
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Don't you realize that the reason Stormtroopers can't hit the broadside of a barn in Star Wars is because their helmet are blocking their vision and distracting them with too much information.  This helmet would takes you right out of the experience of where you are and what you are doing.  Might as well stay home and watch a ski video.
Oct 10 2007 11:27AM
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SirFryanator
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I would totally rock that! First off it's badass and secondly it's badass!
It looks like it has a ton of cool features for a heli trip or something but on a day to day basis I don't think it would be so great.
Oct 10 2007 11:30AM
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mohawkskier
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i have that helmet already
Oct 10 2007 11:43AM
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skodeo7
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bro that helmet is so last year, just like truckdrivers
Oct 10 2007 11:44AM
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sicmainefilms
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What would be really sick would be (hang with me) a machine that had skis ON it. The machine would power the skis and provide you with speed, tach information, fuel information and possibly time? You could even add a track that would enable the skis to be pushed with more traction than otherwise possible. Would you guys use that?
Oct 10 2007 11:44AM
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danedegruyter
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yea man i was just gunna say that.. equip 2 guns as poles and your set
Oct 10 2007 1:17PM
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titsLOL
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the only reason i'd rock something like that would be if it could let you breathe if you were buried in an avalanche, that's what I thought those tubes were before I read the description.

or for halloween
Oct 10 2007 2:37PM
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Tinga
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why dont they just put a gps in the thing. you could get everything where you are how high you are how fast youre going. thatd be pretty sick and you could record sweet bowls and shit and then youd be able to find it again. and be able to display that on the visor would be sick
Oct 10 2007 2:41PM
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SGLogi
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how would you control what your looking at? b/c that is way to much info in a little corner of a visor?
Oct 10 2007 2:50PM
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poofartpee
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cool gadget but looks fuckin stupid
Oct 10 2007 7:20PM
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ktollefson_1080
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i was just gonna say that
Oct 10 2007 7:36PM
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Capurnicus
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that is just like the helmet that shake has in that one aqua teen episode

Oct 10 2007 7:48PM
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ATLskier
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I think everyone skiing in penguin suits is more likely to be the future of freeriding than that.  penguin suits would be cool though.
Oct 10 2007 8:03PM
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MadSteezin
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Hell no! That thing would be like a huge ass weight on your head. I think the smart molecules in the hats are the future.
Oct 10 2007 8:06PM
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eastcoastsoloMAN
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ha shit thats not joking around, like the iphone of helmets
Oct 10 2007 8:06PM
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A@ron
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thats dumb
Oct 10 2007 9:33PM
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JTL
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i like the ski patrol locator
Oct 10 2007 9:46PM
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chapz
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exactly what i thought when i first saw it haha.

i would never wear it.
Oct 10 2007 9:52PM
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SHastatahoe
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Oct 10 2007 9:55PM
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MEGAZORD
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Ski patrol locater would be cool.  We somehow need to attach a gps transponder to every ski patrol jacket, maybe have them sewn into jackets issued to patrollers.  This needs to be implemented
Oct 10 2007 9:56PM
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TheButterHashira
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Haha that would scare the gapers
Oct 10 2007 9:58PM
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kslattery
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not a chance in hell
Oct 10 2007 10:11PM
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Colt45er
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noooo wayy, i feel kinda shitty even when i have my cell phone on me..... to have a helmet with all that shit just wouldent give good vibes to everything around you.  i would wear it in school for sure tho.
Oct 10 2007 10:17PM
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PeteyG
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they should throw a STEEZE Meter on that baby
Oct 10 2007 10:19PM
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andy_boy
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I bet you wouldn't even have to look backwards when skiing switch, the camera on the back would give you a live feed of the shit that was going down behind you and would project it onto your Master Chief visor...
Oct 10 2007 10:35PM
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PeteyG
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haha yea
Oct 10 2007 10:39PM
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Alex_thedroog
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that is intense...I would sport it for sure.
Oct 10 2007 10:39PM
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keystoner1
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nuff said
Oct 10 2007 10:42PM
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Sholte
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ok wow, ,that is just gnarly, only people that wear that are miltary pilots
Oct 11 2007 12:06AM
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FUUUCK
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it be sick if it could save you in an avalanche
Oct 11 2007 12:46AM
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*DrewT*
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That's ridiculously stupid
Oct 11 2007 2:09AM
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TheClint
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Apparently everyone is too young to realize that helmet is a replica of the helmet used in the TV show Airwolf. From the 80's.

http://www.tv.com/airwolf/show/2219/summary.html
Oct 11 2007 2:32AM
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Literature
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That would eliminate all the fun. I just want wipers for my goggles, now that would be tight.
Oct 11 2007 4:02AM
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cams
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I would much rather wear a toque. Fuck the future.

 
Oct 11 2007 8:46AM
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